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title: "Family in Russian: 19 Words With Audio & Flashcards"
description: "Learn family vocabulary in Russian: 19 common words for relatives with transliteration, English meaning and audio, plus free flashcards."
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published: "2026-06-13T18:20:13.000Z"
modified: "2026-11-02T10:04:45.000Z"
author: "Daily Cyrillic"
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# Family in Russian: 19 Words With Audio

By [Daily Cyrillic](/about) · Updated 2 Nov 2026

Russian family vocabulary helps you name the things and situations in this topic. This reference contains 19 Russian words with Cyrillic spellings, transliteration, translations and audio. Learn the words in small groups, read their example sentences and use the flashcards to review them rather than memorising an isolated translation list.

Reading time: about 2 min.

Words

19

Topic

Family

Practice

Audio and flashcards

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## Word reference

Family in Russian: 19 Words With Audio
| Russian | Translit. | Meaning | Listen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| семья | semyá | family |  |
| родители | rodíteli | parents |  |
| мать | mat | mother |  |
| мама | máma | mom |  |
| отец | otéts | father |  |
| папа | pápa | dad |  |
| сын | syn | son |  |
| дочь | doch | daughter |  |
| брат | brat | brother |  |
| сестра | sestrá | sister |  |
| бабушка | bábushka | grandmother |  |
| дедушка | dédushka | grandfather |  |
| внук | vnuk | grandson |  |
| внучка | vnúchka | granddaughter |  |
| муж | muzh | husband |  |
| жена | zhená | wife |  |
| дядя | dyádya | uncle |  |
| тётя | tyótya | aunt |  |
| ребёнок | rebyónok | child |  |

## Example sentences

-   Это моя семья.
    
    Eto moyá semyá.
    
    This is my family.
    
-   У меня есть брат и сестра.
    
    U menyá yest brat i sestrá.
    
    I have a brother and a sister.
    
-   Моя мама любит чай.
    
    Moyá máma lyúbit chay.
    
    My mom loves tea.
    

## FAQ

### What is the Russian word for family?

Family is семья (semyá), a feminine noun with the stress on the final syllable. Note the soft sign before the final я.

### How do you say mother and father in Russian?

Mother is мать (mat) and father is отец (otéts) in the formal/neutral register. In everyday speech people say мама (máma) and папа (pápa).

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